Wait, this trope hasn't had an Example Sectionectomy yet? I just sort of assumed. It seems like it would be one of the more obvious ones to hit.
Infinite Tree: an experimental storyBecause, congrats, you just defined the trope. What are your actual problems with the definition/trope itself?
Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo? | i be pimpin' madoka ficsIt is tagged as YMMV. The fact that some fans worship a villain is indisputable, but the natter it always engenders is sufficient to pop it into YMMV territory.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Anything can me mutated into something attractive, and Evil Is Sexy I guess.
Plus, it's a subjective trope so anything's fair game.
Troper PageIsn't the trope about a villain being rationalized as better than he is due to popularity, not about a villain being popular?
Fight. Struggle. Endure. Suffer. LIVE.Yes. Or more accurately, a villain being rationalized as good because they're hot.
edited 29th Dec '10 12:00:31 AM by Deboss
Fight smart, not fair.

Why are there characters added in the list just because they have fangirls/ fanboys or that they are simply popular rather than getting their actions rationalized/whitewashed?